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Daily Archives: May 10, 2008
Beit Shemesh Extremist Rabbi Shabsi Wigder Extremely Ill
This announcement in Hebrew asks for your prayers. Wigder is not from the Karlin Stolin sect. (They are moderates, politically and religiously speaking.) Bleich, his son-in-law, is from that sect. Wigder hung around Rabbi Shlomo Freifeld, who was the Rosh … Continue reading
Posted in Shabsi Wigder
Tagged azman, boarding school, Brooklyn, chesed, chicago illinois, chief rabbi, chief rabbis, dov, extremist, hebrew, jewish city, jewish day school, jewish orphanage, jewish revival, JTA, karlin, lubavitch, magazine focus, magen avot, prayers, predilections, rabbi bleich, rabbi shlomo, rabbinical ordination, rabbinical studies, religious organizations, rosh hayeshiva, semicha, social services network, stolin, ukraine, ukrainian community, welfare society, wikipedia, yakov
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I’m In A Funk
It’s Saturday night. I’m still getting over my cold. I feel sluggish. I’m hanging out in my chat room: YourMoralLeader: oy, i feel like i should be more entertaining YourMoralLeader: gimme some scoop! guest23: Leah Kleim found another satmar guest23: … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged accent, alex jones, bipolar, bullpen, chatroom, de funk, friendships, grover, Leah Kleim, lithium, loneliness, manic phase, mates, ny times, oy, ozzies, quot, social worker, tendencies, yay
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What Women Want
Neil Strauss writes in The Game: "The right lifestyle is something that is worn, not discussed. Money, fame, and looks, though helpful, are not required. It is, rather, something that screams: Ladies, abandon your boring, mundane, unfulfilled lives and step … Continue reading
Posted in Dating
Tagged decade, dreams, fame, game, good times, lifestyle, money, Neil Strauss, new experiences, social proof
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Shalom Aleichem
On a Friday night walking home from shul, I’m stopped by a stranger in a car. He wants to know where Preuss is. I don’t know. I ask my friend. She doesn’t know. A rabbi comes out of his home … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, Personal, Pico/Robertson
Tagged favorite phrase, friday night, intimate communion, Jews, new moon, one saturday, orthodox judaism, rabbi, saturday night, scorecard, shul, stranger, walking home
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